Stories from Monday, July 12, 1993

STE. GENEVIEVE Ste. Genevieve is a city under siege. Huge dump trucks carrying rock and sand, and "Hummers" transporting Missouri National Guard brass along with Gov. Mel Carnahan and his wife Jean rolled through the historic town's otherwise deserted streets Sunday afternoon...

Cape Girardeau voters next month will have the opportunity to expand the city limits west of Interstate 55 and lay the groundwork for future city growth and development. Included on the Aug. 3 ballot is a measure to annex Twin Lakes subdivision, west of I-55 and north of Hopper Road...

Established as a trading post in 1793 and incorporated in 1808, Cape Girardeau had a labored debut. Political and legal factions led many settlers to choose to live outside the town, and by 1818, Cape Girardeau had dwindled to two stores and about 50 houses. Neighboring Jackson, on the other hand, had a half-dozen stores and 200 houses in 1818...

DUTCHTOWN -- As the Mississippi River steadily encroaches upon the wall of sandbags growing longer every day along Highway 74 in Dutchtown, volunteers diligently work filling and stacking sandbags, fixing sandwiches and bringing water to exhausted workers...

Relief efforts throughout Cape Girardeau have intensified as flood waters steadily rise, forcing more people to leave their homes. Approximately 56 area homes and 9 businesses have been affected to some degree by the surging flood waters. Seven area families have sought emergency shelter from the American Red Cross...

Thirty-five of the nation's best hot air balloon pilots will compete later this month for $10,000 in cash prizes during Balloon Fest '93. The three-day competition will test each pilots' manueverability skills. Competition will take place at both the Cape Girardeau Airport and the Show Me Center. It marks the second year for the Balloon Fest, under the sponsorship of the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts...

Energy saving improvements funded by a state loan should save Cape Girardeau schools more than $10,000 a year. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved loans for five school districts through the Division of Energy's school-loan program. Districts use the money to carry out energy conservation measures on school facilities...

The Southeast Missourian asked residents what they think about the United States' level of involvement concerning the conflict in the Yugoslav Republics? Jerry Mason of Scopus: "I feel we should go over there. They need our help. If it takes power, we need to use the power. We can do more than what we are doing."...

When the Show Me Center opened in August 1987, who would have guessed that it would receive its 1 millionth customer a short two-and-one-half years later, on Feb. 16, 1990? And who would have thought that on June 26, 1993, less than three-and-one-half years later, the center would greet its 2 millionth customer? But it did; Amity Banter of Carbondale that day became the 2 millionth person to walk through the center's turnstiles at a matinee performance of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.. ...

BENTON -- A Scott County grand jury on Thursday indicted the man suspected of killing a Southeast Missouri State University student late last year. Joshua C. Kezer, 19, of Kankakee, Ill., pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Angela Mischelle Lawless on Nov. 8, 1992...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Cooper of Bloomfield, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:05 a.m. Friday, July 2, 1993. Name, Austin Luke. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Cooper is the former Monti Morris, daughter of Robert and Gloria Morris of Oran. She is an EMT with Stoddard County Ambulance District. Cooper is a paramedic and manager of Stoddard County Ambulance District. He is the son of Terry and Evelyn Cooper of Doniphan...

ADVANCE -- Bill Edward Rhodes, 63, of Advance, died Saturday, July 10, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 20, 1929, at Advance, son of Asa and Helen Zimmer Rhodes. He was married to Jean Requarth, Jan. 20, 1948, at Advance...

CHARLESTON -- Gregory Dale Jines, 31, of Malden, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, July 10, 1993, from injuries received in a one-car accident in New Madrid County. He was born May 19, 1962, at Sikeston, son of Gordon Jines and Geraldine Bone Mungle...

ORAN -- Marie Wade, 44, of Oran, died Sunday, July 11, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Oran is in charge of funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

Existing industries are vital to the area's economy. "Although new industries often grab the most attention, existing manufacturers will generate 80 percent of all new jobs," said Bob Hendrix, president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. "Expansions often result in new jobs."...

Cape Girardeau restaurant magnate Dennis Stockard, owner and CEO of DeStock Inc., has opened his 16th restaurant an Applebee's at Owensboro, Ky. The restaurant, which opened Tuesday, is the third Applebee's for DeStock Inc., which operates other Applebee's at Cape Girardeau and Paducah, Ky. Two more Applebee's are on the DeStock drawing boards for Evansville and Terre Haute, Ind...

Existing industries are vital to the area's economy. "Although new industries often grab the most attention, existing manufacturers will generate 80 percent of all new jobs," said Bob Hendrix, president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. "Expansions often result in new jobs."...

Telephone Caller Identification is coming to Cape Girardeau. "The new service, which will be offered to telephone customers here in October, will let persons know who is calling before they answer the phone," said Craig Felzien, community relations manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone...

The Southeast Missourian will open an office at Jackson Tuesday. "This is a move to better serve a very important part of our trade area," said Wally Lage, Missourian publisher. "It will enable us to provide a better package of news, advertising and circulation to Jackson."...

Monica C. Fluegge of Jackson has been promoted to real-estate loan officer at Boatmen's Bank. Fluegge joined Boatmen's in 1991 as a real-estate loan associate. She was promoted to real-estate lead-loan processor in 1992. In her new duties, she will help customers in home financing...